Percy Jackson And Sadie Kane: A Forbidden Love

Chapter 6: I hate newspapers

Nico pov

Stupid. Stupid. I was totally stupid. I was completely stupid. I was supposed to prevent this from happening. But instead, I just stood there like 'Hey, let's talk about blond hair and watch Percy get tortured. More.' I felt like drowning myself. And I had a feeling Poseidon would be glad to assist me with that.

I wanted to see what was going on inside. I knocked on the infirmary door, then opened it slightly and peeped in.

"Can I come in?" I asked the nurse.

"Yes dear. Please do." She replied. I entered.

I saw Percy lying on the bed, his eyes closed. Dry tears glistened on his face. His breathing was normal, and I could tell he was asleep. Still, I did not have the guts to face him. I wanted to run away and hide. But I got the courage to walk up closer to him.

The nurse beckoned me towards her.

"Yes ma'am?" I asked her.

"Do you what is wrong with this young man?" She asked me.

"Yes." I replied.

"He's been acting really strange. Sometimes he screams, sometimes he cries, and he keeps yelling a name. Now what was that...Elizabeth?" The nurse said.

"Annabeth." I corrected her.

"Oh yes. That's right. So, can you tell me why he's acting like this?" She asked me.

O Hades. This was not good. We were supposed to hide this from everyone. I hoped we could at least manage this till the end of this month. But no. It's only the first day and already two students know about this. And now the nurse. And I'm pretty sure this is going to spread like wildfire.

Everyone would look at Percy like he was some sad Romeo, unable to live without his beloved. They would show him pity, something I knew he didn't want. He didn't want Annabeth's death turn into some sad love story for girls worthy of Aphrodite. But now this is just what will happen.

I readied myself to tell the nurse our fake helicopter story, when her mouth suddenly opened wide in surprise.

"Wait a minute...I know this boy. I saw him in the newspapers a few weeks ago. Isn't he the one who lost his girlfriend in an accident?" She asked.

Newspapers ? This came in the papers? Just great. Now we don't even need idiots like me to spread this news. It already came in the newspapers. It's a good thing teens don't read the news except for the celeb section.

"Yes. He's the one." I said.

"Does all this have anything to do with the accident?" She asked me.

"Yes." I replied. I couldn't lie about this. I explained to her about his fits. She was practically crying when I finished talking .

"Oh! The poor dear!" She said. Quite over sensitive. Strange how all school nurses behave like this.

"You can go back to class. I'll send this young fellow back home." She said.

"It's okay. I'll take him back." I said. She was doubtful at first, but then let me take him home.

Sally sent him straight to bed as soon as we arrived. No questions asked. Almost like she was expecting this. I felt really bad for her.

"What was it about this time?" She asked me after we settled down in the living room.

"Blond hair." I told her. Her eyes went wide with shock.

"Blond hair? But that's crazy. This place is packed with blondes. He can't have fits every time he sees one. He'll lose his mind. Moving to Brooklyn is useless then. I simply don't know what do. I can't see my son like this." She started crying. I tried to console her. But even I knew she was right. Moving to Brooklyn was hopeless. The only good thing was that there were no monsters here.

Sally and Paul had bought a three room flat, one for them, one for me and one for Percy. I told them I would manage on my own. But they wouldn't listen. I really think it's sweet of them. They make me feel like family.

I lay back in my bed and closed my eyes. Sometimes I really wished I could go back in time. I could save Bianca and Annabeth. If only. If only. As I lay there thinking of the impossible, a voice jarred me back to reality.

"Nico, are you awake?" It was Hazel.

"Yeah. I'm awake." I sat up.

"How was the first day at school?" She asked me. I sighed.

"Bad." I replied. I told her all that happened today.

"This is worse than I thought. I mean, blond hair? If Percy starts remembering every little detail of Annabeth...it's not good." She said. I knew that. I knew it wasn't good. But I also knew we were helpless.

"Nico, I was just going going through some old papers...and I found one about Annabeth. They even caught the picture of the broken helicopter we'd planted. I have no idea how they got that." She said.

We had planted evidence in a forest so that people don't question our story. We made Jason fly a helicopter to the middle of a forest and made jump of it, making it crash. We said that after it crashed, Percy survived but Annabeth died.

The story was that Percy had lost consciousness after the crash, but after he was back to his senses, he got help from some people passing through. Hermes and Apollo played the role of the people passing through. They said it was the least they could do for their hero. It was very kind of them, I must admit.

"Yes Hazel. I know about the news." I told her. She was about to say something when I heard someone call her. Probably Frank.

"I have to go. Take care of yourself. And Percy." With that, she cut through the connection.